Quiz for Listening to the Past: Sixth-Century Biographies of Buddhist Nuns

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Correct: The answer is a. Most Buddhist nuns lived in convents, but this pattern was not strictly enforced in all cases.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Most Buddhist nuns lived in convents, but this pattern was not strictly enforced in all cases.
1. Which of these best describes the lives of Buddhist nuns in the sixth century?

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Correct: The answer is c. One of the central themes of Minggan’s biography was her determination to become a nun and focus on her own spiritual improvement.
Incorrect: The answer is c. One of the central themes of Minggan’s biography was her determination to become a nun and focus on her own spiritual improvement.
2. Whose idea was it for Minggan to become a nun?

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Correct: The answer is d. Daoqiong’s excellent childhood education prepared her for a life of study and reflection as a nun.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Daoqiong’s excellent childhood education prepared her for a life of study and reflection as a nun.
3. How did Daoqiong’s life story differ from that of Minggan?

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Correct: The answer is b. Daoqiong’s excellent childhood education, the favor she enjoyed in the imperial court, and the precious objects she commissioned all point to an elite background.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Daoqiong’s excellent childhood education, the favor she enjoyed in the imperial court, and the precious objects she commissioned all point to an elite background.
4. Which of these can we safely infer from the biography of Daoqiong?

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Correct: The answer is b. As her biographer told her story, Daozong began her life as an unexceptional young girl from an unexceptional family.
Incorrect: The answer is b. As her biographer told her story, Daozong began her life as an unexceptional young girl from an unexceptional family.
5. How did Daoqiong’s life story differ from that of Daozong?